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A Harvard-affiliated doctor resigned his position as chief neurosurgeon at Brigham and Women’s hospital, the Boston Globe reports.

Arthur Day had been accused of gender discrimination; earlier this year, a jury awarded $1.6 million to a neurosurgeon who said she had been passed over for promotion because of her gender, and faced a hostile work environment. The jury rejected the claim that she had been unfairly denied promotion, but it agreed that she faced a hostile work environment. Appeals by Day and the hospital are pending in the case, the Globe says.

The doctor who filed the suit, Sagun Tuli, said Day made demeaning comments to her; she said that once, while she was operating, Day said to her: “You are just a girl. Are you sure you can do that?”

Day has said in the past that the allegations weren’t true and that he was “deeply saddened to hear these falsehoods.”

The hospital’s president said in an email to staff that Day “is a gifted surgeon and an inspiring mentor to scores of young people; we will miss those talents,” according to the Globe.

The article also cited a note from Day to his department that said in part: “In each of our lives, we reach a crossroad — a time for transition — to pursue other opportunities. After a period of thoughtful reflection with my family, I have reached that moment.”

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Harvard Neurosurgeon, Accused of Gender Bias, Resigns